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A "superbloom" is a rare occurrence on Nevada and Southern California when winter weather conditions make it perfect for wildflower seeds which have been dormant for years in the crust below the desert surface to bloom. It is called a "superbloom" because there are typically wild flowers that will transform the desert landscape into a sea of color every year, but the weather conditions being just right cause many years of seeds that have built up to bloom all at once. Essentially, it is the standard bloom that an area sees except it is as though it is on steroids. It appears that this year conditions have been right for a superbloom to happen in our national parks that are throughout the surrounding area, including Death Valley. If you have never experienced a superbloom in Death Valley (and there is a good chance that you haven't because it usually happens only once every decade or so) then it is a wonder to behold. Unfortunately, as of the most recent reports there will not be a superbloom in Death Valley in 2019, but there will still going to see many spring flowers. According to the Death Valley Wildflower Report there are flowers which have already begun to bloom, but we did not have enough late season rainfall to create the superbloom that was last seen in 2016. https://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca_dv.html Tours of Death Valley in the springtime re fantastic, both because of the blooming wildflowers as well as the perfect weather.  Death Valley is notoriously hot in the summers (thus the name Death Valley) and it will generally see consistent temperatures over 110 for several weeks, but if you go on a Death Valley tour in the spring or fall you can see the desert landscape in all it's beauty without the crippling heat